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Definition of Built-in
1. Adjective. Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic. "A constitutional inability to tell the truth"
Similar to: Intrinsic, Intrinsical
Derivative terms: Inhere, Inherence
Definition of Built-in
1. Adjective. constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure ¹
2. Adjective. being an essential and permanent part of something ¹
3. Adjective. of an included feature that normally comes as an extra ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Built-in
Literary usage of Built-in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Wimbledon House, in the Strand (built in 1628 and removed in 1782), and the garden
front of Suffolk (afterwards Northumberland ) House, Charing Cross ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"«S. Anastasia, at the foot of the Palatine, built in the fourth century and ...
S. Cosimato in Trastevere, built in the ninth century and completely ..."
3. History of the Manufacture of Iron in All Ages: And Particularly in the by James Moore Swank (1892)
"... was built in 1790 at Embreeville, in Washington county. ... on Roane creek,
in Johnson county, is said to have been built in this year. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1871)
"The first vessel built in Medford after the revolution, was the brig Mount ...
The Columbiana, built in 1837, was the first of 600 tons, and the Shooting ..."
5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"is commenced shortly afterwards, viz., in January, 1863. the summonses fifty-six
houses had been built on that side. Of these, the most northernly, built in ..."
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